Weatherproof construction for buildings



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WALTER R. BENJAMIN, OF CHINOOK, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE' T0 THOMAS UHANLON C0., INC., OF CHINOOK, MONTANA, A CORPORATION OF MONTANA.

WEATHERPROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR BILDINGS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatentcdl May 24k, 1921i T o `all -2'071 0m. it may v0072087171,:

Be it known that I, WALTER R. BENqA- MIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chinook, in the county of Blaine and State of Montana, have invented a new and useful Weatherproof `Construction for Buildings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to weathe'rproof construction for buildings.

The' object is' to provide means, in* the form of metallic strips, for introduction between the abutting' edges of adjacent boards of frame buildings, the primary purpose of which is to prevent the leakage of moisture through the same and to cut off the passage of cold air, the device being so constructed and applied' as to perform these functions even though the said boards may Shrink or warp to a considerable extent.

Another object is to provide a metallic strip for sealing the joint between the adjacent edges of weather boarding of buildings, which requires no nailing or other fastening means to hold the same in place and which permits of the use of boards with plain smooth edges thus obviating the expensive operation of forming grooves, beads. and overlapping portions of said boards, and making it possible to cover a greater area witha given number of boards, the device also providing an ornamental strip along each of such. seams or joints, thus adding to the appearance of the buildfull and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the Afollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawing shows .a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to strict vconformity therewith, but ma be changed and modified, so long as' suc changesor modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a Vertical sectional vview, showing a strip in' position between two adjacent weather boards;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of another form of strip; o

suitable lengths for easy, economical and convenient handling of the same, say six feet, this length being adapted to be best applied to the studding of buildings as commonly constructed. a

Such a strip is bent to form an intermediate fiat portion 2 extending throughout its length, the marginal edge portions being then bent in opposite directions at right-angles thereto to provide a straight, flat flange 4, perpendicular to the intermediate portion 2 and likewise extending from end to end of the strip.

The strip is adapted to be placed between the abutting edges of two weather boards 5 of the siding of a building, the latter being nailed to the usual studding 6 in the ordinary manner.

It is to be understood that the improved strips are to be placed in osition one at a time during the course o construction of the building, as the boards are placed against the studding and nailed thereto. After one board 5 is nailed the metal strip is placed thereon with the portion 2 of the same resting upon the top edge of the board and with the marginal flange 4 fitting flat against the inner face of the upper board and extending upwardly.

t is not necessary to nail the strip either to the top edge of the lower board 5, the bottom edge of the upper board 5 or to the studding, as it will be seen that the strip cannot become dislodgedor removed from its position between the boards and that the latter are free to contract under the infiuence of atmospheric conditions, or to Shrink from other causes. It will also be seen that a tight seal under all conditions is provided between the boards to prevent the passage of wind or water, the nailing of the boards to the studding serving to hold the flanges tightly against the respective faces of the boards.

- In Fig. 1, the lower fiange 3 is bowed outwardly so as to lie in spaced relation to the adjacent face of the lower board 5, the same being held in such position by upper and lower beveled portions 7 and 8, the bevel 7 joining the fiange 3 to the intermediate portion 2 and the lower bevel 8 having its free edge bearing tightly against the outer face i of the lower board 5, as clearly illustrated.

In this form of the device, the lower flange gives the ornamental appearance of a beveled strip arranged along each seam of the building, and has the further advantage of following up the face of the lower board, should the latter Shrink in thickness, and thus maintains a tight seal. The fiange 3 is given a normal tendency to spring inwardly toward said board at all times by the resiliency of the metal comprising the strip 1.

Fig. 2 illustrates a somewhat similar strip, the lower half of the lower flange 3 being returned upon itself, as at 9, to lie between the said flange and the adj acent face of the lower .board 5, thus serving to give the said fiange a thickened appearance and also materially strengthening the said strip.

In Fig. 3 the intermediate portion 2 of the strip is nailed to the lower edge of the upper board 5, as indicated at 10, the nails or other fastening means serving to carry the strip with the board above in the event of shrinkage, indicated at 11, the space thus formed being adapted to be effectually closed at all times by the outwardly and downwardly bowed, substantially semi-circular fiange 13 extending from the outer edge of the intermediate portion 2 of the strip and having its lower free edge 14 abutting against the outer face of the board 5 beneath.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated another form of strip, wherein the inner fiange 4 is secured to the lower portion of the inner face of the board 5 by nails 15 or otherwise, and the space 11 which may be caused by shrinkage or otherwise, is adapted to be closed at all times by the outer and downwardly ex-` tendin flange 3 spaced away from the outer face o the board below by the beveled portions 7 and 8 as in the form shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. In this form also the strip "eliminating the bevel 8 to hug the outer face of the lower' board 5.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple and inexpensive means for closing the seam between the weather boards or siding` of buildings has been provided, which may be easily applied vto the Same and effectually serves to exclude water or wind, besides lending an ornamental appearance to the building. It also materially reduces the cost as it is adapted to be used upon boards having plain, square abutting edges, thus the expensive tongue and groove, ship lap, drop siding, or the ordinary overlapped joints, which'require extra milling and require av considerableamount of material to produce. l`urthe1'more,.the boards are prevented from warping by the said strips and the seams are rendered rat, mouse. and vermin proof thereby. The strips are easily manufactured from'stock material and may be bundled and shipped economically and conveniently.

`What is claimed is The combination with two adjacent boards placed edge to edge, of a metallic strip having a flat intermediate -portion' extending longitudinally throughout its length and adapted to fit between the opposed edges of said boards, a perpendicularly disposed fiange extending from the inner edge of said portion and fitting against the rear face of one of the boards, and another fiange extending from the outer `edge of the intermediate portion in a direction opposite ,to

the first-named fiange, said last-named' ture.

WALTER R. BENJAMIN. 

